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The NSA knew about differential cryptanalysis more than 10 years before academia and the general public. It's become cool to bash the NSA, but don't make the mi
by thirsteh 13y ago
The NSA knew about differential cryptanalysis more than 10 years before academia and the general public. It's become cool to bash the NSA, but don't make the mistake of underestimating them. (Also, remember that the NSA is far, far larger than the CIA.) They have plenty of smart people working for them--in fact, a bunch of the most prominent researchers/personalities in the security community worked for the NSA in the past.